16th December 2018 : 3 Reasons why it was a historic day for Indian sports

We, Indians always have reasons to celebrate our weekends.

Sunday was very eventful for India in this context. Some of our heroes fought gloriously in the different parts of the world and made us all proud of their achievements.

A couple of historical moments are captured below:

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#1 PV Sindhu, Gold (Badminton World Tour Finals 2018)

PV Sindhu wears a smile after clinching the gold medal at World Tour Finals 2018

PV Sindhu, the ace Indian shuttler has finally broken the jinx of not winning the finals. She defeated her Japanese counterpart Nozomi Okuhara in straight sets 21-19, 21-17 and became the first Indian to clinch the gold in the Badminton World Tours Finals. This is the first title for Sindhu this year.

It was the 13th clash between the two players, in which Sindhu got the better of her the 7th time. Okuhara has won six matches. Sindhu leads with 7-6.

The World no. 6 has lost five finals this year; India Open, Commonwealth Games, Thailand Open, World Championships and Asian Games.

The 23-year-old has lost 7 finals in last 15 months before writing her name on the trophy of World Tour Finals 2018. With this win, Sindhu managed to bag her 14th career title and 299th win in the international circuit.

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu after breaking the finals jinx told the media, "Hope no one will question me about my final losses anymore."

#2 Virat Kohli, 123 v Australia (25th Test Century)

Virat Kohli's bat does the talking

Eat, breath, train, bat and repeat - a routine that Virat Kohli has been insisting on since last three years or so. And with the results by his side, he has been a superstar in the world cricket.

The 30-year-old struck a magnificent ton (123) on Sunday, 16th December against Australia at Perth and revived Indian team from drowning. Something that is not new to the Indians. With the ton, skipper Kohli has equalled the record of the most number of centuries by an Indian against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar with Virat Kohli, now jointly holds the record of 6 hundred.

Enroute to his 25th test ton, Virat Kohli broke several other records as well. He became the second fastest to score 25th test tons surpassing his childhood hero, Sachin Tendulkar who did it in 130 innings whereas king Kolhi achieved it in 3 innings fewer.

Being consistent for so long is in itself an art, and King Kohli has proven himself to be the master at that. Virat Kohli has struck 22 centuries in last two years across the formats, 11 of them have come in 2018. Kohli has also become the 11th batsman to complete 1000 Test runs in a calendar year overseas.

#3 Successful Completion of Hockey World Cup 2018

Belguim win their maiden Hockey World Cup

Hosting one of the elite events of the field hockey and getting admiration from all around the world for its successful organization, Hockey India; Governing body of Hockey and Odisha Government will be very proud of their efforts.

People traveling from all around the world to watch their team play and overwhelming support from the local crowd was just unbelievable.

Sachin Tendulkar, the great Indian cricketer, also showed his gratitude towards the hockey world cup and surprised Odisha crowd with his presence at the event.

Sachin Tendulkar admired the world cup facilities and regard them as the world-class

Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha, is the man behind the success of this beautiful event. He thanked all the people who made this event a blockbuster.

Naveen Patnaik's relentless effort would put India on the top of the best world cup organizers' chart

The Hockey World Cup was successful in all terms. FIH delegates were happy with the arrangements, traveling teams were happy with the unprecedented support from the crowd, and set up.

The success of Men's Hockey World Cup has proved the world that India has the potential to organize such a magnificent event in the future.